CHARACIN

Meaning of CHARACIN in English

[ 'karəsɪn ]

■ noun a small freshwater fish of a tropical family (Characidae) including the piranhas and tetras.

Origin

C19: from mod. L. Characinus (genus name), from Gk kharax 'pointed stake'.

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CHARACIN — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek charak-, charax pointed stake, a fish Date: 1882 any of a family (Characidae) of usually …
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CHARACIN — I. ˈkarəsə̇n noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary charac (from New Latin Characeae ) + -in : a …
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CHARACIN — /kar"euh sin/ , n. any freshwater fish of the family Characidae, of Africa and Central and South America. Also, characid …
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CHARACIN — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek charak-, charax pointed stake, a fish Date: 1882 : any of a family (Characidae) of …
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CHARACIN — [char.a.cin] n [ultim. fr. Gk charak-, charax pointed stake, a fish] (1882): any of a family (Characidae) of usu. small …
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CHARACIN — any of the numerous freshwater fishes of the family Characidae. Hundreds of species of characins are found in Central and …
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CHARACIN — ихт. харацинида; pl харациновые (Characinidae) - African characin - Arnold's characin - blood characin - glass characin - pink-tailed characin - red-eyed characin
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CHARACIN — ихт. харацинида; pl харациновые ( Characinidae ) - African characin - Arnold's characin - blood characin - glass characin - …
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CHARACIN — n. Pronunciation: ' ker- ə -s ə n, ' ka-r ə - Function: noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek charak-, charax …
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FLAME CHARACIN — noun or flame fish : a small orange-red So. American freshwater fish ( Hyphessobrycon flammeus ) with black-tipped fins that …
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RED-EYED CHARACIN — см. Arnold's characin
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RED-EYED CHARACIN — см. Arnold's characin
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TETRA — noun see: ~gonal Date: 1931 any of numerous small often brightly colored South American characin fishes often bred in tropical …
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PIRANHA — noun Etymology: Portuguese, from Tupi pirãja, pirãnʸa, from pirá fish + ãja, ãnʸa tooth Date: 1861 any of various usually …
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FLAME FISH — noun see flame characin
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CHARACINID — noun see characin II
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HETEROGNATH — I. ˈhed.ərəgˌnath adjective Etymology: New Latin Heterognathi : of or relating to the Heterognathi II. noun ( -s ) : …
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VOLADORA — -ˈdȯrə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish, feminine of volador flying fish : any of several small So. American characin …
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TETRA — ˈte.trə noun ( -s ) Etymology: short for New Latin Tetragonopterus, genus of tetras in former classifications, from Late Latin …
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SILVER TETRA — noun : a small silvery compressed So. American characin fish ( Ctenobrycon spilurus ) often kept in the tropical aquarium
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SERRASALMUS — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷_məs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin serra saw + salmo salmon : a genus of So. American …
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PRISTELLA — priˈstelə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from prist- (probably from Latin pristinus pristine) + -ella : a genus of …
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OSTARIOPHYSI — -īˌsī noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from ostario- (from Greek ostarion small bone, diminutive of osteon bone) + …
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NEON TETRA — noun : a brightly colored So. American characin fish ( Hyphessobrycon innesi ) often kept in a tropical aquarium
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KELB-EL-BAHR — |kelˌbel|bär noun ( -s ) Etymology: Arabic kalb al-baḥr, literally, the dog of the sea (river, Nile) : any of …
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HYPHESSOBRYCON — hīˌfesəˈbrīˌkän noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from hyphesso- (from Greek hyphēssōn of lesser stature, from hypo- + hēssōn inferior, …
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HEAD-AND-TAIL-LIGHT — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun also head-and-tail-light fish : a small So. American characin fish ( Hemigrammus ocellifer ) that is translucent green …
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HATCHETFISH — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : any of several small So. American characin fishes with enlarged pectoral fins and thin wedge-shaped bodies that …
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DORADO — dəˈrä(ˌ)dō noun ( -s ) Etymology: Spanish dorado, from past participle of dorar to gild, from Latin deaurare, from de- …
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BLOODFIN — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun : a small So. American characin ( Aphyocharax rubripinnis ) with silvery body and deep-red fins often kept …
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NEON TETRA — a small, brightly colored red and blue characin fish, Pracheirodon innesi, native to parts of the Amazon basin: a popular …
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HEAD-AND-TAIL LIGHT — /hed"n tayl"/ a small South American characin fish, Hemmigrammus ocellifer, having shiny red eyes and tail spots, often kept in …
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